Still life of beautiful books in the Tribune Studio on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.

Still life of beautiful books in the Tribune Studio on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.

Bill Hogan, Chicago Tribune

Still life of beautiful books in the Tribune Studio on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The books are: "Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen," "The Oprah Winfrey Show, Reflections on an American Legacy," "The Louvre, All the Paintings" by Erich Lessing and Vincent Pomarede, "MoonFire" by Norman Mailer, and...

Still life of beautiful books in the Tribune Studio on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The books are: "Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen," "The Oprah Winfrey Show, Reflections on an American Legacy," "The Louvre, All the Paintings" by Erich Lessing and Vincent Pomarede, "MoonFire" by Norman Mailer, and... (Bill Hogan, Chicago Tribune)

Still life of beautiful books in the Tribune Studio on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The books are: "Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen," "The Oprah Winfrey Show, Reflections on an American Legacy," "The Louvre, All the Paintings" by Erich Lessing and Vincent Pomarede, "MoonFire" by Norman Mailer, and...Bill Hogan, Chicago Tribune